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February 24, 2015, Tuesday

A 25 percent “small business” discount claimed by Dish Network is helping the pay-TV company add to its unused stockpile and outbid rival operators that badly need capacity, contends Robert Cyran of Reuters Breakingviews.

The bitter battle between the billionaires Charles W. Ergen and Philip A. Falcone over LightSquared, the bankrupt wireless broadband company, appears to be nearing an end. The twist is Mr. Ergen is no longer involved.